How do I compare a raw time in Java to now? [duplicate]

Answer 1

//Parse the time from String using SimpleDateFormat and set it to cal, reset other fields

    Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
    cal.setTime(parsedTimeinDate);
    cal.set(Calendar.MONTH,0);
    cal.set(Calendar.YEAR,2000);
    cal.set(Calendar.DATE,1);    
//reset other fields for now calendar those aren't related to time
    Calendar calNow = Calendar.getInstance();
    calNow .set(Calendar.MONTH,0);
    calNow .set(Calendar.YEAR,2000);
    calNow .set(Calendar.DATE,1);

//determine 
    cal.before(calNow);

Answer 2

You can always do the inverse:

"16:30:45".compareTo(new SimpleDateFormat("HH:mm:ss").format(new Date()))